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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1959
Page
8
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The Elyria Class AA Section 1 tournament expands to 13 teams this year with Berea sending four. Sectionals run Feb 20 21 23 25 26 27 28 for Elyria and Feb 23 24 26 27 for Berea, leading to Berea District March 4 5 and 7 and regional play in March. Favorites include Elyria Flyria Lorain Cleveland John Marshall Lakewood and Cleveland East is top challenger for the Berea path.
Local scholastic results list teams and scores from Norwalk to Cleveland, with notable tallies for Cuyahoga and surrounding districts. Schools such as Bellefontaine Dayton Chaminade Franklin and Parma show varied point totals, reflecting a wide statewide spread of results.
A garbled wire service style college basketball recap shows several teams competing. Distinct names appear as players and schools, but many words are unreadable, yielding an unclear final score and lineup details. The fragment hints at Fordham Villanova Yale and Brown with partial scores.
St Edward frosh defeated Elyria Catholic 45 to 38 on the losers’ court with Tom Coughlin scoring 12 points to pace the winners. The hosts pulled away early with a strong first quarter and held off a late rally from Elyria Catholic to improve to 5-5 on the season.
Cincinnati remains undefeated in Ohio Conference play as Wittenberg and Case Tech suffer upsets while Bradley’s late surge tightens the race. Oscar Robertson scores sparingly as Ohio State edges Temple’s Owls, and Kent State and John Carroll post big wins.
Bill Rigney Giants manager and his wife Paula were hospitalized in Walnut Creek after a Berkeley crash when their car hit a power pole. Rigney faces about 10 days in hospital and a week bed rest. his wife sustained a severe hip fracture requiring traction and potentially six months of limited mobility.
Gene Littler of San Diego wins the Phoenix Open by one stroke over Art Wall amid a comeback season. He credits reverting to his old putter and a swing change for regaining confidence as he claims his first major victory since 1957. The event awards $2,400 to top finishers with a three way tie for third paying $1,133.34 each.
Vermilion High School defeated Milan with coach Ed Ziemke’s squad securing their fourth win and ninth loss. Four Sailors reached double figures led by Cliff Bartlome with 16 points, and Bruce Eldridge Dave Halley and Bob Mroski each added ten or more. Phil Keller assisted Milan with ten points.
Marshall and Lakewood receive top seeds in the Berea Sectional Class AA tournament drawing at Baldwin Wallace College. Bay and Lutheran West follow as seeds three and four, with a schedule of Feb 24 to Feb 27 playoffs and finals to determine Advancing teams to the district event.
The schedule lists games across North Qoinea and various conferences including Lourdes at Gilmour Academy, Elyria Catholic at Clearview, and Sandusky at Wrement. Other matches feature Midview, Medina, and North Olmsted with tournaments noted in Loralié County and Avon area divisions.
Boston Bruins defeated the New York Rangers 4-1 with Bronco Horvath scoring in every period. Ron Murphy helped Chicago to a 4-3 win over Toronto as part of a busy weekend card. Montreal beat Detroit 3-4, snapping a six game slump and Detroit’s five game skid continued.
Kentucky and Mississippi State both sit at 18-1 as they prepare for a pivotal SEC clash in Starkville. Auburn seeks a 28th straight win at Florida while nationally ranked teams, including North Carolina and Notre Dame, pursue key wins across the schedule. Bailey Howell scores 22 as Mississippi State beats Tennessee, keeping pace with top scorers.
Robertson limited to 21 points as Cincinnati tops Temple and extends its win streak to 10. Ralph Davis adds 22 points for Cincinnati, while Robertson, the leading scorer, struggles on a tough night. The article also notes other college sports results and track performances from Boston Gardens.
Providence 3 Cleveland 4 and Rochester 3 Hershey 2 headline Sunday results with Buffalo 9 Springfield 4 and Rocheater unclear. Speinsfield credited with a goals noted alongside Rufino.
Chicago defeated New York 7 4 in a Sunday matchup while Toronto beat Montreal 3 2 and Detroit edged Montreal 3 1. In Saturday action Chicago routed New York 6 3 and Boston tied Montreal 3 3 with Toronto 4 2 and Detroit 1 1.
Elyria Elks bowers finish fifth week of the North Central District Bowling Tournament at Redman's Bowling Alley. The Bob Gardner Insurance team, once top for three weeks, drops to fourth as Elyria’s only remaining entry hopes for a trophy fade. three doubles and two singles stay in top ten.
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South Amherst High beat Brookside 55 to 48 as Mike Sislow and Ron Gargasz led with 17 points each. Sislow fouled out at the third period buzzer while Brookside struggled from the line. Brookside’s 9th loss of the season left them 5-9. South Amherst improved to 9-6.
Oberlin College swimming fell 51 to 35 to Carnegie Tech on Saturday. John Laguardia won the 200 yard butterfly, Chris Hiatt took the 200 yard backstroke, and Munro Meyersberg won the 200 yard breaststroke.
Sharpsburg wins second baseball clinic as Al Rosen leads the session at Cleveland Central YMC A. More than 100 coaches from high school Little League Pony League and college levels attended the first event. Anyone interested in baseball is welcome to attend.
In PXICALE Mexico Raul Macias from Mexico City at 125 pounds defeated Carmen Tacobuuci at 128 pounds in a bout held at Cineinnet. The result honors Mexican boxing.
Auburn's football team reports for spring training in Auburn Alabama. The Tigers are unbeaten in 24 straight games with only six regulars from last season lost to graduation. Coach Ralph Shug Jordan aims for another strong season.
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